Easter
Eggs on Halloween?
Hi!
Thanks so much for having Eden Summers and I (Jennifer James) on My Secret
Romance! I live in the U.S., but Eden is from Australia. When Eden and I get
talking, our conversations can get pretty funny. It’s not just that we’re both
super cool and funny *wink-wink*. It’s also because of the cultural differences
inherent in our relationship. So, I decided to “interview” Eden for this post
and we got into a funny situation regarding Halloween and Easter eggs.
Jennifer James: So, Eden
do you even celebrate Halloween in Australia? Cause it's summer for you. Which
is actually nice. Here in Ohio, we're freezing cold. The kids have to wear
winter coats under their costumes. You're as likely to find a candy bar in
their stash as you are a big ole glob of snot from runny noses.
Eden
Summers: To
be honest we don't really celebrate Halloween all that much in Wagga Wagga. I'm
30 and have only ever had one group of kids come to my house. I don't think
they were impressed when I didn't have any lollies and had to give them left
over Easter eggs...Yep, from April. True Story.
I want to know how the
hell you guys deal with a national of kids on a sugar high.
JJ: Ummm...why did you have 6 month
old eggs? Weren't they rotten? Wait, wait, were they platypus eggs? Cause
that would be awesome.
And you're worried about kids on a
sugar high? Crap, what about the adults? I totally go through the kid's candy
to snarf out all the stuff I like and want. I feel sad for you now that
you don't go Trick or Treating. I feel like you're missing out on fun times.
You're deprived. :( Boo.
You've never carved a jack o'
latern? Never dug around in a pillowcase in the middle of June for left over
candy that you hid in the closet so your mom wouldn't throw it out? Never
painted your face purple and wore plastic fangs and rolled around in dirt so
you'd be a more authentic newly risen vampire? My heart, it breaks.
ES: Well where I come from chocolate takes a lot longer to go rotten. So yeah I
still have chocolate eggs in the cupboard from Easter. It happens every year.
They sit there for an eternity. My husband doesn't eat them because he's high
maintenance and prefers chocolate bars and I tend not to eat a lot of
sweets.
But I did a lot of dressing up as a teenager. We had a heap of costume parties.
I dressed up as a mummy once which was the most unflattering costume EVER. I
looked like a boy because all my features were covered and I was so damn flat
chested. Unfortunately I think those photos are still floating around Facebook
somewhere.
How much do you guys spend on Halloween? Is it as big as Easter?
JJ: *Looks up from trying to stalk
Eden on FB and find those photos.* Oh!
You meant candy eggs. Like Cadburys. Heehee. I thought you meant hard boiled
and colored eggs. *face palm*
Hmm, you know, I haven’t spent much
on Halloween in recent years because I take the girls out for Trick or Treat
and haven’t been passing out candy. I guess your gauge on how “big” it is
depends on your religious views. Some people refuse to celebrate it because
they think it’s devil worship. Some people don’t celebrate Easter. But if
you’ve got kids and don’t think letting them dress up is going to call demons
down on you, then it’s pretty big. J
I can’t remember ever dressing up in
anything particularly heinous. I’ve done the vampire thing, zombie, ghoul,
Pippi Longstocking, Raggedy Ann, Flower Child….I’m sure there are burnable
photos somewhere around here.
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